Meaning
concentration camp
- Nazi concentration or extermination camp; by extension, any extremely brutal detention facility.
In a sentence
Molti storici hanno documentato le atrocità commesse all'interno dei lager.
Many historians have documented the atrocities committed inside the concentration camps.
Le memorie dei sopravvissuti ai lager rimangono una testimonianza fondamentale.
The memoirs of concentration camp survivors remain a fundamental testimony.
Nessuno può dimenticare la tragedia vissuta nei lager nazisti.
No one can forget the tragedy endured in the Nazi concentration camps.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lager | masculine · singular |
| lager | masculine · plural |
| lager | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable loanword from German; plural is also 'i lager'.
- Do not confuse with the English beer style 'lager'; Italians call beer 'birra'.